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Efrain Diaz had a bad addiction, a heroin addiction. “I lost my family. I lost my wife,” said the 58-year-old. Yet for the past 30 years, Diaz has been helping people overcome their addictions. This

The Radio 104.5 Summer Block Party Concert Series has found success at its new home at Festival Pier on the Delaware River waterfront. The concert series, previously held at the Piazza at Schmidt’s in Northern

Though almost 11 years have passed since the architectural salvage company originally opened its doors in 2003, ReStore hasn’t strayed away from its original mission. Linda Mellish, the company’s owner, set out to save useful

At Roxborough Community Acupuncture, lead practitioner Dave Schiman has made the Chinese healing art of inserting tiny needles into energetic pressure points affordable for his neighbors. Tucked away on the second floor of a chiropractic

Dyke Sparks, a 61-year-old Vietnam Veteran, is one of the 12 male tenants at My Place Germantown. He said he has been living there for over a year now, and although it is not what

Salsa music is not the only reason why people walk around with a little extra pep in their step on Rising Sun and N. Fifth Street. The smell of fresh traditional Spanish foods lingers in

Visitors to the John Heinz National Wildlife Refuge at Tinicum Marsh are greeted by significantly more green than one can expect to see almost anywhere else within city limits. Eschewing concrete and skyscrapers, the refuge

On any given weekday afternoon, there are elementary school students completing their homework with the help of tutors and volunteers at the Cambodian Association of Greater Philadelphia’s after school program. The room bursts with youthful